A journey to search my soul

This is a blog of my personal collections. The purpose of this blog is to educate myself and public in regards to antiquities especially related to religion and calligraphy. I welcome everyone to input their feedback in this blog which they think would be helpful. I do not watermark the photos in this blog so everyone is free to use them as long as they are not used for illegal and unethical reasons. I appreciate if you could notify me if you plan to use any of the photos here. Enjoy browsing!!

Sunday, November 24, 2013

This is Quranic verses written in Hijazi script on a brownish vellum.
Acquired from an acquaintance in Paris. The vellum originally belonged
to a Professor of Islamic Art. I couldn't verify the exact date of this
vellum however based on the script ( Hijazi), I would estimate it around
8th -9th century CE.
This leaf contains Surah Al Araaf ( chapter 7) from verse 22 till verse 25.

Similar leaf is on display in London Central Mosque Gallery. The leaf is believed from the same source containing the same chapter but from verse 19 till 22. The website is as below : ExhibitionIslamUKQuran Leaf

From my research, I discovered that a similar leaf was sold in Ebay in 2007 for USD1000. See below for the linkHijazi vellum on Ebay